Wes Craven Presents: Dracula 2000

2000 • 99 minutes

About this movie

The master of modern horror, Wes Craven, presents this riveting adaptation featuring Jennifer Esposito (Summer Of Sam), Omar Epps (In Too Deep), Jonny Lee Miller (Trainspotting), Vitamin C (Get Over It) and Jeri Ryan (Star Trek: Voyager)! When a team of techno-savvy thieves break into a high-security vault, they don't discover priceless works of art... they find a crypt unopened for 100 years! Suddenly, the ancient terror of Dracula is unleashed, and his first destination is America and the exotic city of New Orleans - a place where he feels right at home. Not far behind, however, is a vampire hunter (Miller) from London determined to save a young woman (Justine Waddell) with whom Dracula shares his dark legacy!

Ratings and reviews

The master of modern horror, Wes Craven, presents this riveting adaptation featuring Jennifer Esposito (Summer Of Sam), Omar Epps (In Too Deep), Jonny Lee Miller (Trainspotting), Vitamin C (Get Over It) and Jeri Ryan (Star Trek: Voyager)! When a team of techno-savvy thieves break into a high-security vault, they don't discover priceless works of art... they find a crypt unopened for 100 years! Suddenly, the ancient terror of Dracula is unleashed, and his first destination is America .

I liked that they put Dracula in modern times rather than sticking him in the Victorian era. Also, I really dug the way they tied in the Bible into his origin story and made it believable. Plus, you can never go wrong with Gerard Butler.

While the movie itself is typical horror/action fare, its take on Dracula's origin is rather novel. They should have made a sequel that focused on that.